BoldJourney is all about helping our audience and community level up by learning from the experiences of others. One of the most important topics we’ve been focused on sharing insights and lessons on is confidence building and self-esteem. Below, you’ll find some brilliant entrepreneurs and creatives sharing their perspectives and advice.
Grace Sadler Partin
It definitely took a while to get comfortable in front of a camera. I always loved having my picture taken, but doing it in a content creation way felt different. Going out in public and having people stare at you for taking pictures or filming still bothers me a little bit. I feel like a trained myself to not care what people think or tell myself that no one is actually paying attention to me in these situations. Read more>>
Naina Chawla
It all came from my mother. I think a mother plays a very important role in a child’s growth and development. My mother has played a very important role in developing my confidence and self esteem. She is behind my the person I am today. Read more>>
Latonyia Sumpter
I was able to develop my confidence and self esteem by doing alot of inner child work. My childhood wounds prevented me for many years by not stepping into my true authentic power. Healing my abandonment and rejection wounds has helped me in many ways become the woman I am today. Read more>>
Shannon Joseph
I developed my confidence and self-esteem over many years of working towards becoming my best self. I have always been an ambitious person and I found that surrounding myself with other ambitious people of moral character, reading good personal development and success mindset books, setting goals, and saying daily affirmations are what have helped me develop myself and my confidence. Putting myself in uncomfortable positions to push myself to grow has also helped my confidence grow. If you’re not growing, you’re dying. Read more>>
Morgan Balavage
I developed my confidence and self-esteem through a trifecta of practices: Read more>>
karen Cherry-Brown
Developing myself -esteem started with me learning to love me. Of course, this did not happen overnight. It took me years of working on myself to get to this point. I used to hold my head down so that people couldn’t see my face. I settled for substandard and abusive relationships. Read more>>
Hilary Dalton
Just GO Out there and DO IT!!!! You must rely on yourself for your own self-confidence and self-love. You must be your biggest Cheerleader!!!! Starting a new business always comes with hurdles. When launching my new dental practice I was faced with many challenges. Read more>>
Laeti Golden
That’s a great question. To be honest, sometimes, I feel like I don’t have confidence or self-esteem, when it comes to certain situations however, when I’m behind the camera, something happens and I begin to open up! All of a sudden, I feel like I can do anything. When I start taking photos and talking to my clients, I figure out what they need from me in order to feel comfortable and once I do that, my confidence in what I’m creating for them just comes naturally. Read more>>
Angel Inspires
My confidence and self-esteem comes from learning to be self aware. With self awareness came the realization of my individuality. Self awareness made me realize that I exist and that out of all of the millions of sperms that swam to my moms egg, I was the one that made it. That alone was thought provoking enough for me to believe that I was deliberately created by the most high (as we all are!). Read more>>
Sheena Burton
Confidence and self-esteem are not easy traits to come by, let alone maintain. I have been well aware that I am very charismatic, which has felt natural to me. As a child, I was very social and outgoing, and I loved to put on a show. I was enthusiastic about music and theater arts & developed that love initially from my home. Read more>>
Zuzu
In my experience, confidence and self-esteem are both fostered and nurtured from our own mindset, how we treat ourselves, and how we allow others to treat us. A positive mindset, daily affirmations, and a constructive support system are the building blocks of self-confidence and self-esteem. You have to believe in yourself and learn to trust yourself. Read more>>
Christina Olivarez
One of the ways I’ve developed my confidence and self-esteem is by failure. It may sound counterintuitive as for some the constant rejections can hurt your self-esteem however, I see it as a stepping stone that laid the foundations for my success. Read more>>
Mike Lawrence
As an artist, the confindence in my painting did not come about easily. As a young man I attended Northern Arizona University and graduated with a BFA. This started my down the creative road which I have traveled all my life. I have worked in the creative fields as an Illustrator, Graphic Designer, Art Director, Creative Director and Instructor. Read more>>
Sierra Kai
When it comes to confidence it’s not something I’ve always had. Growing up in a racist and homophobic town as a black, Genderfluid, bisexual person it was difficult. I had a dream of becoming someone well known but not just for movies or singing songs or even dancing. I wanted to make the world a better place. Read more>>
Sang Lam
My confidence increased when I started to figure out my art style. I had tried out tons of different work flow, process, and medium to find what I enjoy most and what I am best at. Everyone’s style will constantly be evolving. But I believe when you know what your strengths are, you’ll be more comfortable and more confident with your work. Read more>>
Shena B
My confidence and self-esteem came from being an athletic in middle school. I used to be so shy but people always us to tell me, “You are too tall to be shy, people can see you coming from a mile away!” I used to take that to heart until I realize I would not get any smaller. I love my height, but I loved it even more when I use to block the basketball. Read more>>
Tommy Chanthavong
Overtime, I observed and watched my fellow peers be successful in the same route I was/am pursing. I asked questions even if it frustrated them, but it helped me reassure myself of my capabilities. I also just kept practicing my craft and rinse and repeat. Eventually, I let my actions speak louder than my words when it comes to my projects/work. Read more>>
Cientell Morris-Flowers
First of all, confidence is developmental. You have to believe in your ability before anyone else does. From working with others in the entertainment industry, I had to learn from others on how to be confident in who are and what you’re capable of. I used to afraid of what others would think of me if I decided to start singing. Read more>>
Lynn Woods, MBA
When I was a child, my older sister and I did not attend ethnically diverse schools. There were very few people at school who looked like us and we know that kids can be very cruel. I was bullied and teased because I didn’t look like most of the kids at the school I went to and I would often go home crying because of it and oftentimes, I found myself alone during recess, eating lunch, etc. Read more>>
Jessica Abrams
As a female working in a predominantly male space, it has always been challenging keeping my confidence up. On top that there are few females that do work in the local Cleveland music scene, and it is hard not to compare yourself to them in every way. Alot of the struggle starts with appearance. Selling your music and putting your emotions out there for everyone to judge is tough but then being coaxed into selling your body along with that can really mess with your self-esteem. Read more>>
Ricardo Leveron
I think a big part of my confidence comes from my childhood & I could only thank my mom for. Growing up I always felt like I was different in many ways, but I remember my mom telling me at a very young age that I was meant to do big things in life & that my biggest asset was always going to be my mindset & the way I present myself to the world. Read more>>
JD Weeks
I believe my confidence has been developed over the years by several different things. First being my parents, they are both very capable people, I grew up doing a lot of projects around the house with them. that is where I learned how to figure things out for myself. once you get the hang of that your confidence only builds as you continue to accomplish tasks. Read more>>
Ashley Chew
As a creative, my confidence comes from my ideas, resilience, and discipline. As a Black Woman Artist, I constantly have to advocate for myself. My confidence builds with each conversation, new environment, and opportunity. Although I have always been an Artist, I previously worked as a Fashion Model. Read more>>
Erika Roberts
POSITIVE REPHRASING AND AFFIRMATIONS: Read more>>
Keely Hittle
I developed my confidence and self-esteem by going through different phases of my life. I used to want to dress like everyone else, have the same hair as everyone else, etc. One day, I reminded myself, that God made each and everyone of us unique. I started to learn what best suits me. Read more>>
Jernisha Hayes
I gained my confidence by being myself and expressing self love. My actions match my words and my intentions are pure.I have always considered myself being a leader and later became enthused on becoming an entrepreneur. Confidence usually starts with what has your best interest in heart. Read more>>
Shontell Milford
Growing up I’ve always been a Confident girl – from having a high self- esteem ,self confidence , high confident in any task thrown my way , etc. & Naysayers never really bothered me. But “Business Confidence” is totally different from self confidence & I definitely seemed to suffer with it for a long time. Read more>>
Lauryn Eaddy
Honestly, as for developing my confidence and self-esteem, I would say learning how to not care about what other people thought about me, especially with family members, and strangers. I received a lot of negativity and backlash when I was younger because of my weight and the way I chose to dress. I felt like a lot of people viewed me as “grown” because of my clothes and I was on the “healthier” side. Read more>>
Robyn Leah Kelly
I developed confidence through consistency, and that helped my self esteem. I started doing little things to build myself up slowly, then I started feeling more and more unstoppable. I started by working on myself and I began a weight loss journey back in 2009. Although i struggled with my weight all my life, this time was different. I made a decision and nothing was going to stop me. Read more>>
Shatoine May
My confidence and self esteem strongly came from my upbringing . From small my mother raised me to always be confident in myself and all I do . She always poured into me positively , always was there believing and pushing me to be the best I can be . Read more>>
christine blanchette
I owe it to my passion for running. If it weren’t for my brother, John introducing me to running in highschool, I wouldn’t have know I had some talent. Later on, I was re-introduced to running and qualified to run the Boston Marathon, medal in local races and I also had the opportunity to run in South Korea which I had won some races. Read more>>
Madeline Rae
Since I was a little girl, I have been surrounded by kind, genuine people who poured into me consistently and truly believed in me throughout my life. I used to be unsure and afraid, and my stage fright was crippling. Yet, somehow every single time I found myself lacking confidence, I was met by people God put into my path to quiet my fears and build me up until I believed I was capable and exactly where I was meant to be. Read more>>
Meera Sharma
As someone who can be quite the introvert, I’ve learned to channel my inner sass which has helped me develop my confidence. If you’re wondering what sass is, to me, it’s being self-assured, spirited, and strong – it’s the un-breakable confidence to live the life you’ve dreamed of and believing in yourself that you can achieve your dreams. Read more>>
Stephen Miller
Self esteem and confidence took time. I was more of an introvert growing up. I believe it comes from repetition and learning yourself. As I’ve grown older, I’ve experienced more life, learned more perspectives and spent more time reflecting on who I am as a person and what has led me to who is I am today. Read more>>
Atiana Alex
Building my confidence has been a roller coaster of a journey. The first step in building my confidence was self care, meditations and affirmations. For months I would listen to self love affirmations in the morning to prep me for the day. This practice helped me realize the fact that if I do not believe in myself then who else will! Read more>>
Damondray Christle
I played sports growing up. I ran track so for track or any sport actually it is good to have confidence. So the confidence and self esteem started early because it is important that you have that as a kid as well because many don’t. I stuck with having confidence for anything I did because I believed that I could do it so I did. Read more>>
Marissa Charland
Oh wow, my confidence and self-esteem took decades to develop, and were forged by a lot of fires and life experiences starting at a very young age. I was an extremely shy and anxious child, so I can confidently say that my survival and adaptation skills relied heavily on the “sink or swim” concept. And I wanted to swim. Read more>>
Matty Parson
During my school years and early adulthood, I was constantly bullied for my interests, appearance, and perspectives which caused me to feel the need to conform and fit in. This resulted in me changing my identity to align with what I thought others wanted to see, in hopes of gaining acceptance and love from those around me. Read more>>
Tracy Baranauskas
I think we are all born self-confident, but then things can happen to us as we grow up that cause us to lose faith in ourselves and our abilities. We all have some limiting beliefs that were passed down to us in our childhood from our parents, teachers, etc., but these negative beliefs can get reinforced and exacerbated by situations later in life. Read more>>
Pranto Podder
In my early years, I found myself grappling with a lack of confidence and self-esteem. It was a period of uncertainty and self-doubt that seemed to cloud my potential. However, I firmly believe that life’s challenges present opportunities for growth and transformation. Read more>>
